Vlaardingen protestbos must stop landfill 12 December 1992 VLAARDINGEN - Thousands of volunteers have planted this afternoon at Vlaardingen trees illegally in the Lickebaertpolder, in protest against the arrival ...
Toxic dioxin detected in milk Vlaardingen 14 July 1989 MAASSLUIS / VLAARDINGEN - In milk originating from cows at Vlaardingen and Maassluis are traces of the poisonous dioxin found. Reported the Free ...
"100,000 barrels of poison under the Coupépolder’ 17 March 1988 ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN - Alphen aan den Rijn is potentially affected by the biggest environmental scandal in history Netherlands. Below...
Judge puts an end to weeks of strike of garbage service in Rotterdam 29 November 1983 ROTTERDAM - There is an end to the large amounts of garbage in Rotterdam are street heaped. The judge has further actions..
Chemical waste under the Poisonous District of De Staart in Dordrecht 17 September 1981 In september 1981 it becomes clear that the De Staart district in Dordrecht is partly built on toxic sludge from the Rotterdam port. A new poison scandal is born.
Horticulturalists Westland at the spring water after contamination with methyl bromide 2 January 1981 Er wordt methylbromide ontdekt in de waterleiding in het Westland. Het bestrijdingsmiddel is afkomstig van de tuinders. Gezinnen moeten noodgedwongen overstappen op fleswater.
Hard action in the Waalhaven: Greenpeace blocks German poison ships 21 May 1980 Op 21 mei 1980 two Greenpeace ships are blocking two German ships that are going to discharge chemical waste into the North Sea. The blockade lasts almost a week. The poison dump continues, yet Greenpeace speaks of a success.
